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F L García-Carreño1, M A Navarrete del Toro, E Serviere-Zaragoza
1Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), P.O. Box 128, La Paz, BCS 23000, Mexico. fgarcia@cibnor.mx
Abstract:
Enzymes responsible for the digestion of food protein by juvenile green abalone (Haliotis fulgens) were studied when fed algae or a sea grass (Phyllospadix torreyi) naturally occurring in the habitat. The effect of food on the composition and activity of the enzymes was also evaluated. Acid, serine proteinases and aminopeptidases, as confirmed by pH profile of activity, specific inhibition and synthetic substrate hydrolysis were found in the digestive organs of juvenile green abalone. Algae and sea grass differentially affected the digestive system in abalone.
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